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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 6, 2026)

India, April 7 -- Desilting of Punjab rivers The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on April 2, 2026, modified the interim order passed on February 11, 2026. It permitted the state of Punjab to take furth... Read More


Kalpakkam: India's indigenously developed atomic reactor attains criticality

India, April 7 -- India's indigenously developed atomic reactor, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, has achieved 'criticality', according to a statement by the Centr... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 2, 2026)

India, April 6 -- NGT hears plea against alleged illegal resort construction on Balason riverbank Odisha airport project faces allegations of deforestation and forest land encroachment Tribunal seek... Read More


As told to Parliament (April 2, 2026): Centre acknowledges AI's energy and water footprint while key facilities remain beyond EIA mandate

India, April 6 -- Government flags environmental impact of AI infrastructure, including energy and water use E20 fuel cuts emissions and boosts farmer payments under ethanol blending programme Namam... Read More


Between 2019 and 2025, individuals with Rs 1,000 crore and above in terms of headcount grew by 77% in India and their wealth grew by 227%: Study

India, April 3 -- A new study by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has found that the number of Indian billionaires has grown by 77 per cent between 2019 and 2025 and their wealth has grow... Read More


First crewed moon mission of the 21st century, Artemis II launched successfully

India, April 3 -- 35 PM EDT (4:05 AM IST, Thursday, April 2, 2026), the Artemis II moon mission launched successfully from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. For the first ti... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 1, 2026)

India, April 2 -- Centre says standard operating procedures for forest fire management have been issued to all states and Union Territories NGT hears case against rail wagon manufacturer in West Beng... Read More


Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity: Oxfam

India, April 2 -- The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest 0.1 percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people), according to a new Oxfam analy... Read More


45 killed, 74 injured in Af-Pak due to inclement weather brought on by Western Disturbances

India, April 1 -- Forty-five people have been killed and 74 injured in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to a 1,000 kilometre rain band stretching from Afghanistan through Pakistan and deep into India. In... Read More


Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 31, 2026)

India, April 1 -- Andhra Pradesh faces a sewage treatment gap of over 219 MLD across 17 urban local bodies, with untreated waste flowing into rivers NGT flags delays in real-time pollution monitoring... Read More